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By Alberto Mingardi
"Today’s structures of sin include repeated tax cuts for the richest people, often justified in the name of investment and development”: so said Pope Francis. Dan Mitchell wrote a pointed article on the Pope’s latest comments. That the Pope disapproves of tax cuts to “the rich” is hardly news. Ever since ascending to the Holy See, Francis has invested time and effort in placing himself, so to say, firmly on the left. While sometimes the Pope has praised the virtues...
If you wore [sic] born and grew up in the U.S., Canada, Australia or any other country considered "developed," there are probably a lot of things you take for granted on a daily basis. Things like clean drinking water, big grocery stores, and even mirrors....
"...not necessarily adding to society or funneling down to the general public in any meaningful way." And yet I would rather be poor in the USA today than John D Rockefeller in his time when it comes to drinking a glass of water, having a broken bone, dental hygene, childbirth... wanting to eat pineapple in January. The list goes on and on. Almost all of these things have "trickled down" to the poor as results of people trying to invest their money where it will make them the most profit.
Jesse Connell , February 14, 6:51 pm.